Morteza Sharifi Joins Shahdab Yazd
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Morteza Sharifi joined Shahdab Yazd to strengthen the Iranian team for the 24th edition of the Men's Asian Club Volleyball Championship.
Sharifi was a member of Turkish giant Galatasaray last season.
The outside spiker represented Iran at the 2024 Volleyball Nations League.
The Asian Club Volleyball Championship will be held in the Iranian city of Yazd from September 6 to 15.
Iran Super League champion Foolad Sirjan and Shahdab Yazd will represent Iran in the competition.
The Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, previously the AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (between 1999 and 2002), is an annual continental club volleyball competition organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continental governing body.
The competition was first contested in 1999 in China. It was not held in 2003 and 2020 due to the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively.
